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Statistics correct prior to ODI tri-series between Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Quantinuum said it has developed an approach to detect and correct these errors that failed just five times in one million operations, indicating 99.9995% fidelity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
An electrode might be positioned in the correct general region but still fail to activate all the connections associated with lasting improvement.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
"Talk to them about what they know, talk to them about what they're feeling. You can gently correct inaccurate facts," the doctor said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
I nod, even though I know Mom’s issue will be more about me missing school than about spending time with him, but I don’t correct him.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
He pauses, then corrects himself: "As fast as possible, of course."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“It’s not a romance, it’s a love story,” she immediately corrects him.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
As the market corrects its math, the quality names should outperform.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
“Laid off by the digital revolution, not retired,” Monica corrects her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
“You can’t be the conductor and the drummer,” Nash corrects him.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Musk has often promoted Community Notes, calling it "awesome" and asserting that all users, including himself, were subject to being corrected by the crowd-sourced model.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Then it was corrected to be effects artists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The agency said it has corrected about 15% of all active Social Security numbers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Blood samples collected throughout the study allowed researchers to track participants' vitamin C concentrations and determine whether supplementation corrected deficiencies.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
“The Doors of Death are close,” Annabeth corrected.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Researchers have been investigating whether correcting this deficiency could improve their health and treatment outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
"Having this conviction quashed is not simply about correcting the record, it's about finally having validation that this is an injustice that never should have happened," the 45-year-old said.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She promised cost savings of 15-20 billion euros within pensions alone by correcting "inefficient and unfair" measures in the current system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
In particular Mr. de Moura, who was focused on improving Lean’s core capabilities, spent long hours each day correcting Mathlib entries made by other contributors, who seemed to him demanding and disrespectful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In spite of his parents’ sanction he feels that he is overstepping them, correcting a mistake they’ve made.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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